Sketch is excellent for rapid prototyping, but struggles to handle complex design.
April 28, 2022

Sketch is excellent for rapid prototyping, but struggles to handle complex design.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
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Overall Satisfaction with Sketch

Our company offers a full suite of digital marketing and web design, so our prototyping needs to run the gamut from quick mockups to full-scale, team-wide redesigns. Sketch allows us to manage both ends of the spectrum and everything in between, ensuring consistency and collaboration between team members. Its build-in tools are extremely powerful but it is a lightweight program that is extremely customizable, which makes it an easy transition for onboarding periods.

Pros

  • Universal shared assets (colors, styles, components, etc.)
  • Integration with client-ready presentation tools, like InVision.
  • Exporting management for transition to development teams.

Cons

  • Sketch is Mac-only, no PC support.
  • No support for movement or animation/video assets.
  • Moving vector assets between Adobe and Sketch not ideal.
  • Integration options with client-ready presentation tools.
  • Lightweight and simple to get started/use.
  • Easy to manage universal styling assets.
  • Collaboration tools allow better team integration.
  • Handoff from design to development, if programmers use PC, can be difficult.
  • Easier setup allows prototyping to begin faster.
Sketch's approachable UI allowed those using outdated technologies to transition efficiently. Among its peers, Sketch performs comparably with most prototyping tools. It falls behind compared to those that can better handle movement, like InVision Studio, which combines animation and prototyping into a single platform. However, these types of programs have a steep learning curve, whereas Sketch is approachable immediately.

Do you think Sketch delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Sketch's feature set?

Yes

Did Sketch live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Sketch go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Sketch again?

Yes

It is very simple to master and has a variety of built-in tools that allows one to begin prototyping quickly, and can be powered using a variety of plugins for presentations. However, Sketch struggles with more complex designs, particularly those where animations or transitions are desired. It also isn't a good fit for agencies that use a variety of prototyping tools, as results from importing are not predictable.

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